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- 20 May 2016
Arts & Crafts & Stamps

For many years, stamp designs have provided a showcase for other crafts. Curatorial Assistant Georgina picks a few of her favourites...

Design

Stamps
- blog
- 13 May 2016
Postmen’s Whistles

Senior Curator Julian Stray takes a whistle-stop tour through a curious part of rural life...

Archive & Collections
- blog
- 06 May 2016
Nuts and Bolts in Mail Rail

How do you get a hidden railway ready to open? Project Administrator Anna Keast finds out from Steve Farrow, Construction Manager for Mail Rail...

Behind the Scenes
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- 15 April 2016
Cry ‘God for Harry, England and St George!’

St George: famous for slaying a dragon and saving a Princess. To mark St George's Day we look into his pictorial impact on stamps.

Stamps
- blog
- 18 March 2016
Putting the ‘Spring’ in Stamps

With Spring upon us, we take a look into The Postal Museum's collection to find the very best stamps of the season.

Stamps
- blog
- 11 March 2016
A New Post, a New Passion

What’s it like to join The Postal Museum? Lesley, Director of Finance & Resources, shares what caught her imagination…

Behind the Scenes

Stamps
- blog
- 26 February 2016
Leaflet Labyrinth: As Cool as Jools

Archivist Matt Tantony shares a blast from the past, discovering a favourite childhood character in a box of leaflets. 'Wicked!'

Archive & Collections
- blog
- 19 February 2016
I ♥ Stamps

Discover what happens when stamps do romance, with the help of Philatelic Assistant Georgina Tomlinson...

Stamps